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Stamp Seal with a Lamassu
226-700 CE (Sasanian)
carnelian
(Ancient Near East )
(Ancient Near East )
This stamp seal depicts a lamassu, a winged bull with a human head, carved in intaglio.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Mrs. Henry Walters Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York, 1942; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by purchase.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/20/1981 | Treatment | examined for condition |
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase [formerly part of the Walters Collection], 1942
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.1121